Effects of Self-Acupressure Therapy for Restless Legs Syndrome

UMIN ID: UMIN000048216

Registered date:03/07/2022

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Restless legs syndrome
• Date of first enrollment: 2022/07/03
• Target sample size: 50
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

Patients are instructed to perform self-acupressure on the lower extremities for 15 minutes daily between dinner and bedtime for 4 weeks.
Instructed to apply a sticker to a false meridian point on the lower extremity for 15 minutes daily between dinner and bedtime for 4 weeks.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: IRLS (International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group) rating scale
• Secondary Outcome: Pittsburgh sleep quality index Insomnia severity index Demographic data Sleep diary Actigraphy

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 20years-old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: 1) Have a serious medical condition other than restless legs. 2)Receiving manual therapy within one month. 3) Withdrawal of the consents to the participation of this study. 4) Change of prescription which may affect the outcome during the study period. 5) Patients who were assessed that they should not to be indicated self-acupressure therapy.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Kitasato University
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Kitasato University